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16 January 2015

Friday Finish: Glamping Hexies

I'm not sharing this girl with anyone.


 I'm a camper. I was raised a camper. We never went to Disneyland, or fun city, stay-in-a-hotel kinda trip. It was always camping. So it's what I do with my little family. We love the Oregon Coast, Goblin Valley in Utah, Mt. Rainier, the Olympic National Forest, and right here in Idaho. Oh, and Montana. Can't forget Montana!

So when the Glamping fabric line came out, I confess I went a little nutso. If only I could camp with a claw-footed bathtub! I've got a Glamping Weekender, a finished quilt now and *ahem* two more quilts on the flimsy pile. Yeah. Love it.

These are some of my favorite fussy cut hexies:





This girl finishes at 94" by 96". She's made up of a million (give or take) hexies all cut with my handy dandy Accuquilt Go! cutter, and machine pieced mostly using this tutorial.

Backed in hot pink minky, and quilted all over in loopy, meandering swirls (that are representative of the drives we took to find a campsite as a child!) and some daisies for good measure. And ready to take camping! When it gets warmer.


Checking this girl off my 1QFAL list. One down. Ninety Billion to go.
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28 comments:

  1. Anonymous16 January, 2015 10:27

    Very cool! I, too, love those fussy cuts! :)

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  2. Jasmine16 January, 2015 10:59

    So super cute! Congrats on the finish. It just begs to be cuddled in.

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  3. Patchwork Polly16 January, 2015 11:09

    Oh, now that's a quilt I'd love to get acquainted with. I don't blame you for wanting to keep her all to yourself! What a beauty.

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  4. Julie16 January, 2015 11:39

    This is a VERY cute quilt. I would hide it, and keep it for myself, too! Just one question--did you use an Accuquilt to cut all those hexies, or how did you get through it all? Would love to do an all hexie quilt, but for this one issue.

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  5. Julie16 January, 2015 11:41

    Red cheeked here--I re-read and found my answer to the Accuquilt question. Please disregard, but I still love your quilt.

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  6. Beth16 January, 2015 12:18

    That is really a fun quilt! Love all of those states and state parks!

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  7. Johanna16 January, 2015 12:30

    Fussy cutting is so much fun! Of course, I never feel like anyone appreciates my fussy cut efforts. Oh wait, the girls at the quilt shop notice......probably just to make me buy more fabric! LOL

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  8. Daytona Damsel16 January, 2015 13:11

    I absolutely love the quilt and glamping fabric.

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  9. Julie16 January, 2015 13:15

    This is adorable! We were big campers too. I love how the quilting tells a story.

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  10. the momma16 January, 2015 13:37

    Oh My Goodness! That is soooo cute!! And your quilting is just fabulous.
    Have a beautiful weekend ~ Tracy

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  11. Christine M16 January, 2015 14:33

    Your quilt is beautiful, Jennie. I wouldn't give it away either.

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  12. Amy, a redeemed sheep16 January, 2015 15:26

    Definitely a keeper! Awesome job!

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  13. Kirsten16 January, 2015 15:51

    Love these bright and fun hexies - perfect for these fabrics!

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  14. Kris16 January, 2015 17:06

    That is so cool! I don't blame you for keeping it.

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  15. Val's Quilting Studio16 January, 2015 18:36

    Love the quilting pattern...love those fussy cuts...love your fun attitude!!!

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  16. Christine @ 12,450miles 17 January, 2015 05:27

    Loooovvveeee. Hexies make me swoon, and this fabric really makes them pop! So, so fun. I don’t blame you for keeping this one!

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  17. Heather Graves17 January, 2015 06:04

    Wow - this is amazing! I immediately thought that I needed to make one for a girlfriend who also loves camping and does everything 'diva-style' - great inspiration! Do you find the hexies difficult to piece?

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  18. Rebecca17 January, 2015 08:02

    I love the Bits and pieces that you fussy cut!!! Like I spy candy! Also thanks for the link to the hexi piecing... I Just finished a hexi landscape. 1/2 inch hexis but the piece is only about 20 x 20 and I did do it by hand but I have my mind on a much larger piece with the hexies finishing at 2 inches and would really like to finish it during my life time.

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  19. Cristina @ Pretty Little Quilts17 January, 2015 10:31

    Beautifully done! Glamping will always be one of my favorite fabric lines. And the hexies...WOW! Did you you hand-sew the binding? It looks great:)

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  20. Scrapatches17 January, 2015 11:29

    Beautiful quilt! ... :) Pat

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  21. Just A Southern Girl17 January, 2015 11:55

    LOVE IT! Absolutely beautiful and love all the fun fussy cut hexies. Beautiful job!
    Even though I'm not a fan of camping in tents, I'm so ready to try camping in an RV! My son-in-law works in the RV industry and he, my daughter and grandson spent almost every weekend camping in different places around the Midwest last summer. I want to try it! :)
    The minky is an inspired backing fabric! How warm and snuggly it must be :) And the quilting is perfect! It's also exactly what I did on my last quilt. ha!

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  22. Shauna17 January, 2015 17:55

    Love your hexies!! They really are so much fun and your quilt turned out beautifully. Really nice finish!

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  23. Katharine Yates17 January, 2015 19:09

    So pretty! I love how bright it is, and I love those fussy cut hexies--what fun! What an awesome camping quilt :)

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  24. Jenn @ A Quarter Inch from the Edge18 January, 2015 08:22

    Love your hexies... so much work! Great idea to fussy cut those choice bits of the print. I'm a hardcore camper, so glamping's not really for me, but I can appreciate the sentiments at times when I'm crawling into a 2 person backpacking tent on a old & rainy night!

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  25. Janine @ Rainbow Hare19 January, 2015 05:37

    This is fabulous! My favourite quilt since I don't know when. The hexies look great and that fabric is perfect. Happy Glamping!

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  26. Carla19 January, 2015 09:36

    Holy Hexies batman! That's a lot of hexagons. Love it. Well done

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  27. Sarah04 February, 2015 00:26

    I was not raised a camper at all, but my husband was so we've bought a camper trailer and have taken the kids a few times. Always in parks with bathroom facilities! Quilt looks great, great colours.

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  28. Adrianne @ On the Windy Side09 April, 2015 18:50

    You have been busy! Lovely hexy quilt.

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